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Due to your horse's long neck and table-like body, when left to his own devices, your horse will use his head and neck for balance and carry the majority of your weight on his front legs and shoulders. This is known as your horse being "on the forehand" and is not desirable.

It is your job, as the rider, to teach your horse how to engage his hindquarters and lift and round his back so that he can carry your weight more on his stronger hindlegs. This brings your horse's balance back toward his center of gravity, taking his weight off his forehand, and allowing him to move in a more biomechanically friendly posture within a better balance.

The correct rider position (ear-shoulder-hip-heel) is correct for a reason; it allows you (the rider) to balance so that, in turn, you can improve the balance of your horse.

👉An unbalanced rider creates tension, which affects the communication between horse and rider because a tense horse cannot feel and respond to its rider, and a tense rider cannot feel and respond to their horse. This means that the aids can be misinterpreted or missed altogether.

👉A balanced rider creates enhanced communication. It allows the rider to use lighter and more accurate seat, leg, and rein aids, thereby promoting harmony and relaxation.

When horse and rider are both balanced together, their center of gravity is aligned.

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